000 FZNT23 KNHC 172112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W WILL CONTINUE W AND CROSS 75W TONIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS SW CARIBBEAN FRI AND INLAND ACROSS NICARAGUA SAT. LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 16.5N59W WITH ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING N TO 22N57W WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE LEEWARD TONIGHT...ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC FRI AND FRI NIGHT THEN CONTINUE W-NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND CUBA AND THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. A BROAD EASTERLY WIND SURGE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE LOW AND TROUGH LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. A STRONG MIDDLE LEVEL DISTURBANCE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT NIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N THROUGH TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT MON. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER WAVE PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 69W TO 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE N OF 16N. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 16N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N...BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS NE PORTION LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NE PORTIONS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF TROUGH SAT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OTHERWISE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT S OF 14N MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SUN AND MON. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE EAST OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS W OF TROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY RIDGE EXTEND E TO W ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI WILL DRIFT N TO 30N AND 31N SAT THROUGH MON. A TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER AND INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS PUERTO RICO FRI NIGHT...REACHING 72W SAT NIGHT AND 76W SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 FT BUILD TO 3 FT W OF 72W SUN. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING